Improvement in gates



@anni affita GLAIBORNE WRIGHT,

or MASON, rLLINois.

tenets Patent No'. 112,762, 1aed m8101114, 1811.

IMPRovEMEN-r 1N GATES.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters '.Eatent making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, QLAIBORNEL Wnrennbf Mason, in the county of Edinghamand lin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gates; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe'accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of thisspecication.

The nature of myinvention consists in the construction and arrangementof a gate, as will be hereinafter Ignore fully set forth. Y

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation. referring to the annexed drawing, in Which-Figure 1 is a side view, and

VFigure 2 au end view of my gate, thrown open.

A A represents the gate-posts, and

B, the gate.

This gate is provided with an upright post, C, at a suitable distance-from thev inner end ofthe gate, so that the distance' between said postand the outer end of 'the gate will be equal Ato the distance betweenthe gateposts.

The lower end of the post C has a pivot, a, inserted in a suitableVbearing at the foot of one of the posts A, and the post C isfurtherehinged at or near thehpper edge of the gate to the samegate-post. rIhus the weight of the gate is thrown entirely on the foot,and the hinges relieved from any pressure, while the horizontal boardsof the gate, passing beyond the' point of bearing, prevent the gate fromsagging; and in addition thereto, a box, D, is formed on the -inner endof the gate, to make as perfect a balance as possible.

At a suitable pointin the gate B isjpivoted a latch, E, the inner end ofwhich is longer or heavier than the outer end, so as to throw said outerend upward and latch the gate, when closed, from underneath, on the hookd. A

When the gate is thrown open the inner end of the4 piece, H, placed atan angle with the gate, and through each end of said cross-piece passtwo cords e down to the inner side of the latch E. g

One of the cords at each end of the cross-piece H .passes in eachdirection, o'r one to each side of the gate, and is attached to theupper end of a sword or lever G, the lower end of which is pivoted at ornear the foot of posts I, placed a suitable distance from the gate forthis purpose.

The gate may be opened or closed from either side by pulling on therespective sword, which, by means of the connecting cord, first releasesthe 4latch and then turns the gate on its pivot.

To' insure the perfect closing of the gate'aweight, J, is attached to acord j; which passes through a board in the fence and is attached to theinner end of the gate, and thus will close the gate as soon as the'latch is released.`

Having thus fully describedmy invention,

.W'hat I claim as new, .and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent, is 'l 4Incombination with the gate B, with its post C and latch E, thecross-piece H, cords ee, and swords or lev-v ers G G, all substantiallyas and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereuntoset my hand this17th dayof December,

. Witnesses: l WM. Marrnnws, N. B. THIsTLEWooD.

OLAIBORNE WRIGHT.

